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Questions from West Calder High School
Pupils from West Calder High School in West Lothian put their questions to Alan.
  1. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  2. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  7. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  8. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  9. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  10. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  11. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  12. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  13. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  14. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  15. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
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